Word Meaning 困窮

こんきゅう konkyuu

困窮 is read as こんきゅう (konkyuu) and means having great difficulty with.

Meaning

English

  1. having great difficulty with
  2. struggling greatly with
  3. being in distress
  4. poverty
  5. need
  6. destitution

Reading

Kana

こんきゅう

Romaji

konkyuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 10060 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

困苦窮乏

こんくきゅうぼう

hardships and privations

困窮者

こんきゅうしゃ

the poor

生活困窮者

せいかつこんきゅうしゃ

person in need

困惑

こんわく

bewilderment

困難

こんなん

infeasibility

困る

こまる

to be badly off

困り果てる

こまりはてる

to be at a complete loss

窮屈

きゅうくつ

tight (e.g. finances)

窮乏

きゅうぼう

poverty

窮地

きゅうち

dilemma

窮状

きゅうじょう

distress

窮余

きゅうよ

extremity

Example Sentences

1

こんきゅうしたひとびとをたすけるべきだ。

We should help people in distress.